Wrigleyville

Top of the Second Underway At Sheffield Avenue Demolition Trio Next To Wrigley Field

7:30 am on July 11, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The tiered seating has been torn from the rooftop at 3633 North Sheffield Avenue in Wrigleyville, as demolition gets underway for the second of three buildings just beyond Wrigley Field’s right field bleachers. 3631 North Sheffield, famous for the TORCO sign that adorned its rooftop, has already been torn down. To its south, 3627 North Sheffield will meet the same fate, though its demolition permit has not yet been issued. 3633 met its fate after a demo permit was issued April 23rd.

3740 North Racine Avenue construction permitted

Two Units Permitted At 3740 North Racine Avenue In Wrigleyville

7:30 am on June 9, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Construction permission has been granted to build new residences at 3740 North Racine Avenue in the Wrigleyville neighborhood. The application for the three-story plus basement, two-unit building was filed on April 11 and the permit came through on June 5th showing a reported construction cost of $750,000.

Permit issued at 3739 North Clifton Avenue

Permit Comes Through To Replace 3739 North Clifton In Wrigleyville

7:30 am on June 3, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The new construction permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to replace a home demolished in February at 3739 North Clifton Avenue in Wrigleyville. An application to build was filed by property owner United Chicago Builders in January, a month before the original building was torn down, with the permit coming through four months later on May 27. It cites a reported construction cost of $850,000.

3839 North Clark Street addition construction update

Addition At 3839 North Clark Street Reaches Top Floor In Wrigleyville

7:30 am on June 2, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The four-story addition to the residential building at 3839 North Clark Street in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lake View has already climbed to its top story. That marks significant progress since the last visit to the site, which saw the concrete basement in place. The addition adds six more dwelling units to the five-story apartment development Mangan Builders constructed next door.

1124 West Addison Street construction update

Two Units Take Shape At 1124 West Addison Street In Wrigleyville

7:30 am on May 25, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A three-story, two-unit residential building has topped out just west of Wrigley Field at 1124 West Addison Street in Wrigleyville. G Alan Development Group removed a single-family home from the site in the winter after receiving a demolition permit for the two-story structure in November. That was followed up by the new construction permit, which was issued February 5th with a reported construction cost of an even $1 million.

Concrete Foundation Is Set For Addition To 3839 North Clark Street In Wrigleyville

7:30 am on May 7, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The foundation has been poured for a new addition next to the residential building at 3839 North Clark Street in Wrigleyville. A demolition permit was issued for a multi-unit structure next door at 3837 North Clark back in January. Demolition hadn’t begun as of a February 6 visit to the site, but another trip there on March 25 showed the home gone, and most of the new foundation excavated.

Second Of Three Sheffield Avenue Buildings Next To Wrigley Field Permitted For Demolition

7:00 am on April 26, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit was issued Wednesday, April 23 for 3633 North Sheffield Avenue in Wrigleyville, the second of three buildings beyond the right-field wall of Wrigley Field to be torn down for redevelopment. 3631 and 3627 North Sheffield are also being razed, with only rubble remaining of 3631, the middle building of the three. A permit for the third razing has yet to be issued, while 3631 North Sheffield. the “Torco Building,” got one on February 25.

Demolition Nearing Completion For 3631 North Sheffield, With Neighbors Soon To Follow

7:45 am on March 26, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The first of three adjacent buildings to be razed for a new residential development just beyond the right field wall at Wrigley Field is nearing completion. The building at 3631 North Sheffield Avenue in Wrigleyville has been reduced to a tiny portion of the north façade and the front stairs to the entryway. To its left and right, two more buildings will soon meet the same fate, as all three come down for a residential development on the site.

With Permit Corrected, 3739 North Clifton Avenue Demolished As Planned

7:30 am on March 9, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The demolition permit issued by the City of Chicago for the residential building at 3729 North Clifton Avenue in Wrigleyville has been ignored. In a way. What we thought might have been a typo somewhere along the chain of command does indeed appear to have been a simple slip of a digit, and the home that was supposed to be taken down, at 3939 North Clifton, has now been demolished.

3631 North SHeffield Avenue demolition permit

First Demolition Permit Issued For Three Sheffield Avenue Buildings Next To Wrigley Field

7:00 am on February 27, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit has been issued for the turn-of-the-century residential building at 3631 North Sheffield Avenue in Wrigleyville. It’s the first of three adjacent buildings to be razed for a new residential development just beyond the right field ivy at Wrigley Field, with 3627 to its south and 3633 North Sheffield to its north surely soon to follow.

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